Gender and labour migration trainer's manual
By: contributions of written input, Ms. Gloria Moreno-Fontes Chammartin [and seven others] ; developing and designing, Ms. Anelise Gomes de Araujo, Ms. Marta Rawluszko, and Ms. Dominika Cieslikowska ; editing, Curtis Budden
Contributors: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Publisher: OSCE Secretariat
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Vienna, Austria
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789292348182
Subjects: Women foreign workers; Handbooks, manuals; Legal status, laws; Migrant labor; Employee rights
Description: The important economic contributions made by female migrant workers to our societies and the severe challenges they often have to face, especially in low-skilled sectors, have not been adequately acknowledged or reflected in policies that would better address their specific needs. Moreover, the lack of sufficient legal channels for semi-skilled and low-skilled jobs in destination countries have pushed many of them into the informal sector, where they are not protected by labour legislation. This makes them particularly vulnerable to discrimination and exploitation. This manual is primarily designed for training mid-level government officials, parliamentarians  and representatives of social partners on how to gender-mainstream migration policy by looking at the legal protections in place for migrant workers at the national, regional and international  levels; the latest policy developments related to the labour migration of women in countries of origin; admission and post-admission policies; measures to reduce irregular labour migration; and possibilities for international co-operation on labour migration.